<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:9pt 0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">Dear list members,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:9pt 0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">I wanted to publicize this one-day hybrid
conference on queer feminist translation (at the University of Birmingham and
online).</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:9pt 0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">Michela Baldo</span></p>

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Translation Studies</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">Queer Feminist Translation,
Affect and Decoloniality<span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">.</span></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">One-day symposium</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">Free event</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">Wednesday
26th February 2025, 10-16.45 and 18.30-21</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">Organised by Michela Baldo,
Elena Basile and Samuele Grassi</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">Venue: University of
Birmingham, Alan Walters LT2 G11 and online</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">A hybrid one-day symposium
exploring horizons, challenges, and possibilities of transfeminist queer
translation in connection to theories of affect and decoloniality.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">Starting with an opening
address by leading feminist writer <b>Sara Ahmed</b>, the day will unfold with panels
and roundtables that will discuss the ethics and politics of translation as an
accountable, embodied, and affective practice.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">The evening event, <i>rumi
roaming in Birmingham, </i>will feature a group of poets and artists
gathering together to offer poetry readings, video screenings and performance
work from and inspired by the multi-lingual and multi-platform anthology <i>rumi
roaming: contemporary engagements and interventions</i> (Guernica and
Subversive Press, 2025).</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 54.75pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(45,59,69)">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">       </span><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">Please take a look at the conference description,
program, abstracts, bios and registration here  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 54.75pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.queerfeministtranslation.uk/" style="color:blue">https://www.queerfeministtranslation.uk/</a>
 </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 54.75pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 54.75pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(45,59,69)">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">       </span><span style="font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(45,59,69)">Explore Information and registration for the
evening event here </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 54.75pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.outsavvy.com/event/24983/rumi-roaming-in-birmingham-evening-crossings-in-language-place-and-belonging" style="color:blue">https://www.outsavvy.com/event/24983/rumi-roaming-in-birmingham-evening-crossings-in-language-place-and-belonging</a>   </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p></div>